Professor of Psychology, Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology, Clark University; an expert on motivation who pioneered studies on the role parents and teachers play in children's motivation and achievement; American Psychological Association Fellow; Member of the American Psychological Association’s Committee on Children, Youth and Families and the Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education; Author, Motivation Myth Busters: Science-Based Strategies to Boost Motivation in Yourself and Others (2024), Pressured Parents, Stressed-Out Kids: Dealing with Competition While Raising a Successful Child (2008), and The Psychology of Parental Control: How Well-Meant Parenting Backfires (2002)